Razor-blade holder.



M. WELSH & I. PAUL.

RAZOR BLADE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED APB.30. 1914.

1,120,350, Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

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RAZQEPBLAQDE HOLDER Specification in" lietters Patent.

PatentedDec. 8, 19ir Application filed April 30,1914, Serial Ho. $25,390.

. provisionof' a simple and .efiicient holder I ride. 'ted for. use sharpening-safety razor "Alfurther object is the revision of-a do"- vice'ofitliis charactefwhic may lie-adjusted tofliold-bladesf o'f different sizes-and shapes.

fOftherobjects will appear hereinafter.

With these objects in view our invention 20.,consists inthe combinations and arrange- 'ments-of parts hereinafter described and;

claimed.

The invention will be best-understood by reference to the accompanying drawing 26 vii'orr'ninga partvof this specification, and in whiqhe Figure 1' is a side view: of a. holder em,-v

bodying our invention, Fig. 2 is a view showing the spring clamp removed and one-of the handles moved on its pivotal joint, Fig.

. 3 is a longi'tudinalsect ion of the device and Fig. 'is a transversesection taken on line -4'4( in Fig.1.v

The preferred form of construction as Sig illustrated in the drawing comprises two hollow handles 5 and 6, pivoted together on a pin 7 and providedwith a member 8 spacing' the sides ofhandles 5 and 6 apart and reventing movementtow'ard each other durmg their pivotalmovements; On the corresponding end of handles 5 and 6 are jaws 9 andlO. Thejaws 9 and lo are provided with grooves 11 extending longitudinally thereof andin registratioii with each other.

46 Formed on jawi) in its groove 11 is a stationary blade holding stud 12 provided with lips 13 adaptedto facilitate holding a razor blade'l r in position during adjusting the device and fixing the blade therein.

Formed in handle '5 is a frame 15,1seid frame being substantially U-shaped and provided with erforations therein. A plunger 16 is slidaby mounted in said erforations and extended into grooves 11 o jaw 9. Cm

be the extended end of said plunger 16 is a blade holding stud 17. Said stud 1.7 is also latter in its di erent positions.

spring clamp '20 is provided with. rrgi' rovided with lips 18 adapted to faeilitte. holding a razor blade daring the operatioiii of' adjusting the same to the device. frame 15 is a leaf spring 19 engaging plun- 5Q ger lfi'arid ads-ted to trictionally lock the The formation. of grooves 11in jaws and:

1'0 provide outwardly projecting beads qnjlsaid jaws and a substantially U -shaped. c5 I spending grooves adapted to fit the bea e f} said aws and hold said spring in a ans;- on said aws. The spring 01m i2o'is prog vided to'clamp the aws 9 an 1O tightly-1o against blade 14 to hold'the latter in opera? tive condit on. In use when e 21 of. blade M has been sharpened the clamp 20 is;

reversed so that itunoovers edge 22 of said;

blade to permit sharpening of the latteri 76 This position of spring clamp 20 isfindic'ated by dotted lines in Fig. 4. 1 g

In use a razor'blade isplaced on jaw 9- Y with the'perforation or notch-of such blade;

engaging stud 12. The plunger 16 is thenSO' moved until stud 17- engages a suitable portion of the blade 14 to holdsuch blade The handle Sand jaw 6 are moved until jaw 10 registers with jaw 9 and the spring clamp 20 inserted over said jaws to hold the latter in operative condition. When the blade is thus locked in the device such blade is stropped on a hone or strop in the manner ordinarily employed in honing or sharpen ing an old fashioned razor. It will be un- W de'rstood that upon movement of plunger 16 and stud 17 that a variety of shapes and sizes of blades may be held in the device. -VVhile we have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction iorcarr 96 ing our invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. We, there fore doinot wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail ourselves of such variations and modifications as come withinthe 500 e of the appended claims.

aving described our invention what W6 claim as new and desire to secure by Let- 10 tors Patent is: l. A razor blade holder comprising a pairof handles pivoted together; pair of jaws on said handles; a stationary blade holding operating with said stationary stud; and a &

spring clamp holding said jaws in o erative condition, substantially as describe 9. A razor blade holder comprising a pair of handles pivoted together; a pair of gews on said handles, there being registering grooves in said jaws; a stationary blade holding stud carried by one of said jaws in the groove therein and extending into the groove, in said other jaw; an adjustable blade holding stud slidably mounted in the groove of one of said javvs and extending into the groove of said other jaw; and a spring clamp holding said jaws in o erative condition, substantially as describe 3. A razor blade holder comprising a pair of handles; a pair of cooperating jaws carried by said handles there being registering grooves in saic jaws; blade holding stud. in one of said grooves; a plunger slidn'oly mounted in one of said handles and extending into the groove of the jaw carried by such handle; a blade holding stud on the end of said plunger in said groove, each of said studs extending from the groove in one aw to the groove in said other jaw; and a spring clamp clamping said iaws in operative condition, substantially as described.

i. A razor blade holder comprising a pair of handles; a pair of cooperating jaws carried by said handles, there being registering grooves insaid jaws; a stationary blade holdin stud in one of said grooves; 21 plunger slic a. stationary ably mounted in one of said handles and extending into the groove of the jaw carried by such handle; a blade holdin stud on the end of said plunger in groove, each of said studs extending from the groove in one jaw to the groove in said ger shdably mounted in said support; a leaf spring in said support=and frictionally en gaging said plunger; a blade holding stud on said plunger and disposed in the groove of one of said jaws, both of said studs eX- tending from the grooves in one of said jaw-rs into the groove in said other jaw; and means for clamping said. jaws in operative condition, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof We have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

MAURICE WELSH. ISADORE PAU L.

Vvitnesses:

JOSHUA R. H. Po'rrs, HELEN F; Lama. 

